Armenia and Azerbaijan have two new Grand Masters

Monday, 4 August 2014

The Masonic Press Agency announced on June 29th and July 25th that the Grand Lodges of Azerbaijan and Armenia have new Grand Masters: Aras Kazaz and Gilbert Stepanian. According to the Masonic Agency, the Annual Communication of the National Grand Lodge of Azerbaijan was attended by the Grand Master of Russia, Andrei Bogdanov, and Germany's Rüdiger Templin. Robert B. Heyat, Honorary Grand Master of the National Grand Lodge of Romania and Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Washington DC. On this occasion took place the Installation Ceremony of Grand Master Aras Kazaz.

Regarding Armenia reports that the new Grand Master of Armenia was in 2010 Worshipful Master of Mithras Lodge of Perfection in Washington. In the morning, before the convention, the Grand Masters visited the Genocide Memorial in Yerevan. In the following days also took place the Annual Communication of the Supreme Council of Armenia.